Improvement in bee-hives



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JABEZ H. MOSES AND FRANCIS M. STEWART, OF HALF ROCK, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVE'S.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. %09,622, dated November 5, 1878 application filed 'June 8, 1878.

To all whom it may concert,.-

Be it known that we, JABEZ H. MosEs and FRANCIS M. STEWART, of Half Rock, in the county of Mercer and State of-Missouri, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Bee-Hives and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the Construction and operation of the same, refcrencebein g had to the anuexed drawings, making a part of this specficaton, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a perspective View of our bee-hive. Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the sides. Fg. 4 is a plan view of the cap, and Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the honey-box., i

Our invention relates to hives for honeybees, the object being to utilize all the space within the hive, and to construct it in such a manner that it may be readily taken apart.

The invention consists in having the four sides, top, and bottom so secured to the posts as to be easily removed, in furnishing a passage through the cap to removable honeyboxes above, such passagcs being controlled by a slide at will, and in coverin g such honeyboxes with a renovable box-cover.

Referring to the drawngs, Arepresents the posts for the corners, in two sides of each of which are staples a, for securing the sides C, by pins c through the staples a. The posts are connected together above and below by cross-pieces, which on two opposite sides, B, are gained out to receive the honey-frames b. The bottom is held to the posts by long pins, which pass through the posts, and is easily removed by pulling out the pins and lowering the bottom. One side of the bottom projects, and is beveled or rounded off to afford an alighting-place for the bees, and this portion b' is under the bee-entrance. The sides and bottom are rabbeted,so as to approach very near to the frames, as also is the cap D, through which apertures d afford passage for the bees to the honey-boxes E, perforated through their bottoms at 6.

These honey-boxes are placed on the cap in such a mauner that the apertures d and e are opposite each other, and a val ve or slide, d', pivoted upon the top of the cap, adnits or prevents the passage of the bees from the hive to the honey-boxes at will. The ends of the honey-boxes are formed of glass, so as to allow inspection of the interier. The slide d' may be operated without disturbin g the bees.

In handling bees with my improved hive, the honey-boxes maybe removed, and the box cover F being replaced and the bottom let down, the bees pass through the apertures d into the top of the hive, when, by shuttin g the slides a', they are confined, and may be removed entirely from the stand. v

What we claim as new, and desire to secure 4 by Letters Patent, is

The rabbeted removablc sides, top, and i bottom, secured to posts by staplcs and pins,

as specified.

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereuto subscribed our names in the presence of two witnesses.

JABEZ H. MosEs. F. M. STEWART.

Witnesses S. N. GARRIOTT, W. S. BONDURANT. 

